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Patented Sept. 29, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS E. GOI-IN, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T0 SAMUEL J. COHN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

STAND.

Application filed October 13, 1924.

To all whom it may con-ceme- Be it known that I, LoUIs E. (JOHN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stands, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to stands, and in particular to stands for supporting articles of wearing apparel for display such as hats, gloves and the like.

It is the object of my invention to provide a very strong and simply manufactured structure preferably made out of paper or the like which can be manufactured in large quantities, shipped in knocked down condition and assembled by the user.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a support or displaying stand on which a variety of detachable capitals or tops may be employed for displaying different types of wearing apparel.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a support or stand which will occupy the minimum of space in a store or show window, which can have its several parts locked together and which will be susceptible of being decorated with designs or trade-marks.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a light support which shall be very cheap and yet sufliciently sturdy to support ordinary articles of wearing apparel.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of the completed stand showing the base or pedestal, the shaft and the capital assembled;

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the shaft showing the method of assembly of the single blank out of which the shaft is made;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the blank out prior to folding;

Figure 4 is a plan View of the blank formed prior to folding to make the capital or cap on the stand;

Figure 5 is a side elevation of this capital just before final assembly;

Figure 6 is a plan view of the blank of the pedestal or base;

v ing flaps or side walls 29 which Serial No. 743,478.

Figure 7 is a section through the pedestal or base with the outer portion assembled and the locking members just being assembled into final position;

Figure 8 is a section through the base or pedestal showing the method of locking the shaft in the base prior to the folding of the fingers of the base into theinterior of the base and of the shaft; and

Figure 9 is a section through the entire support showing the parts in final assembled position.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 generally designates a pedestal or base, 2 the shaft and 8 the capital. The capital is slipped into the top of the shaft and may be of varying forms. The shaft is locked to last of the adjoining parallel members as in Figure 2, extends only the length of the exposed portion of the shaft. The lower ends of the parallel members 4, 5, 6 and 7, however, extend below 8 into a series of separated parallel fingers 17, 18, 19 and 20 which are severed from one another along the lines 21, 22 and 23. The lower ends of these fingers are provided with spaced flaps 2st. 25, 26 and 27.

These depending fingers 17, 18, 19 and 20 extend down into the basel parallel to the inside walls of the side walls of the base and are so arranged that the flaps 24, 25, 26 and 27 are threaded through slots in the folding fingers of the base and will be here inafter described.

The cap which is mounted upon this shaft consists of a square top 28 having project converge downwardly and inwardly when the cap is assembled. To these portions 29 are attached relatively straight side narrow flaps or tongues 30 which are adapted to project into the rectangular mouth of the shaft.

adjacent ends of these side walls are cut off as at 36 in order to accommodate the square shaft. The flap 35 overlaps beneath.

the adjacent edge of 31 so that the parts may be secured together to form the pyramidal structure which is the base. 3

Each side of the base is provided with feet 37 which are formed by cutting back the side walls 3% and the like by the diagonal cuts 38 and opening upwardly and inwardly triangular flaps 39 along the line 40. These flapsare provided with rectangular slots 41 and 42 parallel to one another but spaced froin'one another, through which the flaps 24, 25, 26 and 27 are threaded. The inwardly folding fingers 39 are severed from the side Wallsof the basealso alongthe lines 43.

At the extreme outer end of the members 39 are rectangular fingers 14 which are adapted to project up into the inside of the shaft when the parts are finally assembled.

As will beseen in Figure 8 particularly, the lower ends of the shaft walls such as 20, 19, 18 and 17 are projected into the inside of. the base before the members 39 are moved into the base. The flaps such as 24; are threaded through the slots 41 and 12 and then the member 39 is folded inside of the base and the fingers t l projected into the interior of the shaft so that the several parts are securely locked against one an other as the edges of the members 44: abut each other within the square shaft.

It will be readily appreciatedthat I do not desire to confine myself to'particular configurations and sizes, but comprehend within my invention the modifications which may be necessary to its practice under varying conditions of use.

Having thus fully described my invention, what:I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1.;In a stand, a base ofpyramidalform consisting of side wall members and interiorly folding locking. flaps, a shaft and a cap member, a shaft having depending fingers projecting into the base and adapted to be-locked-therein with the members of the base, and flaps carried by said fingers adapted to be threaded through portions of the base and folded within the base.

2. In a stand, a base consisting of side wall members, interiorly folding members having spaced apertures therein, a shaft adapted to be mounted on such base having fingers depending therein parallel to the inside of the walls of the base and having flaps threaded through said interiorly folding members, said folding members and flaps being folded within the base.

3. In a stand, a base consisting of side wall members, interiorly folding members having spaced apertures therein, a shaft adapted to be mounted on such base having fingers depending therein parallel to the inside of the walls of the base and having flaps threaded through said interiorly folding, members, said folding members and flapsv being folded within the base, and tongues carried by said interiorly folding members adapted to project within the interior of said shaft.

4.111 a stand, a base consisting of side wall members, interiorlyfolding members having spaced apertures therein, a shaft adapted to be mounted on such base having fingers depending therein parallel to the inside of the walls of the base and having flaps threaded through said interiorly folding members, said. folding members and flaps being folded within the base, and tongues carried by said interiorly folding members adapted to project within the interior of said shaft, and a cap member mounted on said shaft having fingers adapted to beinserted within the top of the shaft.

5. In a stand, a base consisting of side.

wall members, interiorly folding members having spaced apertures therein, a shaft adapted to be mounted on such base having fingers depending therein parallel to the inside of the walls of the base and having flaps threaded through said interiorly folding members, said folding members and flaps being folded within the base, tongues carried by said interiorly folding members adapted to project within the interior of said shaft, a cap member mounted on said shaft having fingers adapted to be inserted within the top of-the shaft, said base, shaft and cap being each formed of a single piece of material.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LOUIS E. COHN. 

